Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-09-01
P0tosi.
PotOsi.
School opens next Monday.

Mr. ''Kit' Peacock, Of North And
over, was around last Sunday shaking
hands with his old and young friends of
which he has many in this city.
Rob, Ruble and Ed. Draper, Of
Plattevile, spent last Sunday here view
ing the base bah game.
The grape crop around here is good,
and shipment has already begun, as
will be noticed by the black teeth
and lips OF the small boys around town.
Mis- Ida Buehner, of Lancaster, Wis
tied with Miss Nellie Kinney last Sum
day.
The "White Elephants" were victor
ious last Sunday, they beat the Potosi
Stars four tallies, neither club played a
very heavy game, and the scorer was
kept busy making tallies, while the UNI
pire yelled himself hoarse ON fouls.
The Dubuque boys brought up two extra
men, but did not play as good game as
the first one.
Last Thursday was Mrs. Lewis's
birthday and all her sons returned home
to celebrate the event. DIR. John S.
Lewis, of Dubuque; Eugene Lewis, of
New York; Geo. Lewis, of this place;
I. g.. Lewis, OF New York, were home
for the day. Mr.. John p. Lewis and
wife. of Lancaster, were down to eat
dinner with the family.
On Wednesday afternoon the oath
inst, from to 2 o'clock Mrs. Geo. III.
Lewis gave birthday party and supper
in honor of her mother, Mrs. j. Wool
folk. At 6 o'clock supper was served,
and it was fitting conclusion to an
afternoon well spent. There were four
teen ladies present and they were all
presented with a clay pipe filled with a
beautiful bouquet as memento of the
event. The guests were Mrs. H. L.
Massey, Mrs. C. Cellar, Mrs. j. w.
Seaton, Mrs. III. B. Coons, Mrs. S. Nor
ris, Mrs. r. II Kindrick, Mrs. N. Gro
gan, Mrs. G. Kaltenbach, Mrs. II. N.
Wright, Mrs. S. Lewis, Mrs. I. r. Sea-
ton, Mrs. Geo. Kinney, Mrs. A. Gibson,
Mrs. I. Hymer.
One of the most pleasant entertain
ments that Potosi folks ever had the
pleasure to listen to, was that of the
Appolo Quartet, of Dubuque, last
Thursday evening. Notwithstanding the
rain there was quite turnout and they
were well paid in re turn, as each men,
Der of this quartette is an artist and
soloist, and their voices blend so per-
fectly as TO form one single tone. They
have had careful training and show it in
their execution.
Mr.. Sam Adams, of Dubuque, is visit
ing here with his cousin. Mr.. Will
Thomas.
Geo. NJ. Walker, of British Hollow, is
the happy recipient of an increased pen
sion of SIC per month. 1t was procured
through the agency of j. W. Seaton
who seems to have a winning way"
with Uncle Sam, as he has procured
pensions for nearly all the boys in this
neghborhood, and is now working up
the increase. A short time since he
placed John Cenfeld and Phillip Roesch
on the payroll, Walker first received
50 per month, increased to "a then So
and now $40. Cleveland's hirelings are
not so inhuman after all.
Potosi is now without a jeweler shop.
Mr.. Harry Vanderbee, who has been
doing business here for the past year
left for Platteville last Saturday. Har-
nv made host of friends here and they
are all sorry to have him leave. The
Canopy top" will now remain in doors
and the horses will have rest. Success
in your future ventures is the wish of all
your Potosi friends.
Miss Emma Hail, who has been at
tending the Teachers Institute at Du-
buque, in home again. She leaves
Thursday for Dubuque, where she will
take charge of the primary department
in the fifth ward school of that city.
Mr.. r. Orr, Tom McMahon. G. d.
Streeter and daughter, Lancaster rep
resentatives were on our streets Mon
day. Miss Streeter visited Miss Birdie
Kinney.
Our fashionable dress makers, Misses
Dell jackson and Loue Kaltenbach will
make change in their quarters this
week. They will move into the rooms
over the drug store and will be glad to
have their old customers call, and many
new ones, that want fine work done.
The Towering mill is still shut down.
A good miller can find an opening here
that will pay him good per cent. The
mill is in running order, and all it lacks
is a miller. JOHNNIE WARTS.